If the success of the Kickstarter is an indicator, then Big Bang has the potential to do more than give fan authors a path to publishing original works without abandoning their roots: it could deal a significant blow to the guardians of the gates that separate fan authors from their “real” counterparts—not just on the internet, but in the larger publishing marketplace.

Wired explores the concept of publishers drawing directly on the pool of successful fan faction writers, rather than repackaging works for the mainstream.

Hugh Howey's statistics website has launched a number of examinations of its data and the analysis of its data. Mark Coker, of Smashwords, argues that the details are not imprtant. Publishers Weekly has the story.

For “journalism”, we could substitute “publishing”, or even “storytelling”, and the claim would still stand. Publishing has entered a new and different era. It won’t look or work as it has in the past. Bucket that prediction: inevitable.

A look at how telling stories will be different in the future: FutureBook.